The garments mark entry into the sacred state. They differ for men and women. Before entering ihram, take a full bath (ghusl), as the Prophet ﷺ did for his ihram. From your intention until the haircut that closes your Umrah: cut nothing, neither hair nor beard nor nails. No perfume, no hunting, no marriage or intimacy.
Bukhari 1838 · Tirmidhi 830 · Muslim 1177 · haj.gov.saBefore the bath, take time to groom: nails, moustache, underarm and pubic hair. These are acts of fitra, and ihram puts them out of reach until the haircut. Doing them now means setting off clean. For the woman as for the man.
Bukhari 5889 · Muslim 257a · Muslim 258Before entering ihram, take a full bath (ghusl), as the Prophet ﷺ did for his ihram.
Tirmidhi 830The garments mark entry into the sacred state. They differ for men and women.
For men. Two unstitched pieces of cloth, one around the waist, one over the shoulders. Nothing else: no underwear, nothing fitted, head uncovered.
For women. Your ordinary modest clothing. In ihram, no niqab and no gloves: the veil stays, and the niqab and the gloves are the only things the ihram takes away.
The miqat is the sacred boundary one does not cross without ihram.
Bukhari 1524 · Bukhari 1531 · Bukhari 1785 · Muslim 1181 · Muslim 1211 · Abū Dāwūd 1739 · haj.gov.sa · Lajna DāʾimaFrom your intention until the haircut that closes your Umrah: cut nothing, neither hair nor beard nor nails. No perfume, no hunting, no marriage or intimacy. Men: nothing stitched, head uncovered. Women: your veil stays, only the niqab and gloves come off; face and hands uncovered.
Bukhari 1838 · Muslim 1177 · haj.gov.saAt the miqat (or on the plane before crossing it), state the intention for your Umrah.
لَبَّيْكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ عُمْرَةً
Labbayka Llāhumma ʿumratan
Here I am, O Allah, for an Umrah.
Muslim 1232 · Muslim 1184Mounis reports and sources, in order: the Quran, then the Sunnah. It never gives rulings: for jurisprudence, refer to the people of knowledge.
Written from the certified corpus of Mounis · Mustapha Fenzar
